As an add-on module, LOgiCATOR supplements FileMaker’s native Find mode with an intuitive, rule-based search interface.
LOgiCATOR is:
LOgiCATOR just works! It automatically detects searchable fields on the current layout, omitting global, summary, and unstored calculation fields. It then presents a menu of those fields for your user to search on, along with search operators tailored to each searchable field.
The magic doesn’t end with automatic field detection. LOgiCATOR automatically creates user-friendly display names for the detected fields, so your user sees “Street Address” instead of “streetAddress” in the fields popup menu.
What’s your style (naming convention-wise, that is)? Camel case (“numberOfParts”)? Snake case (“CUSTOMER_NAME”)? Either way, LOgiCATOR is ready for you. Automatic display-name creation makes set-up a breeze.
Some developers use FileMaker’s field comment to store display names. Is that you? Not to worry, we’ve got you covered, too! If, on the other hand, you don’t use any of those conventions, or just want to override the automatic display name on a case-by-case basis, the display names can be fully customized.
60 seconds! That’s how long it takes to add LOgiCATOR to your FileMaker app. LOgiCATOR is a separate, fully self-contained FileMaker file. Your solution needs only a single external data source pointing to the LOgiCATOR module file, and 2 scripts. Thanks to automatic field detection, creation of user-friendly display names from your underlying field names, and automatic determination of their rules types, LOgiCATOR “just works.” When customization is needed, however, even that is designed to be easy.
LOgiCATOR uses algorithms to automatically determine whether a field should be searched as, say, a text, number, or date field, each with its own, type-specific menu of search operators. Currency, Boolean, and rating rule types are also fully supported.
date | number | text | currency | rating
LOgiCATOR builds on the immense power of FileMaker’s native Find mode, and wraps that power in a sleek and intuitive interface. Gone are wonkish operators and confusing find and omit requests, replaced by plain language prompts and options.
If a field is associated with a value list-based control (radio- button set or popup menu, for example) on your layout, that same value list will be used in LOgiCATOR, to ensure accurate search-value entry. LOgiCATOR also watches out for invalid ranges in number, currency, or date searches.
value list support | invalid range flagging
Save useful searches to run again and again. Name them however you like, then delete them when no longer needed.
Highly customizable through a new settings and layout options interface
We can help integrating LOgiCATOR into your FileMaker solutions.
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